From npr:

In a February television interview, however, Joe Biden said his son had decided against a Senate bid at Thanksgiving. That’s almost two weeks before the alleged rape that finally led to Bradley’s arrest, but more than a month after popular Republican congressman Mike Castle said he was in the race, which Democratic county executive Chris Coons entered after Biden bowed out.

“My decision was made in light of the Bradley case, after the Bradley case broke,” Biden insisted, refusing to comment on his family’s Thanksgiving discussions.

The vice president’s former Senate seat has been filled in the interim by one of his former aides, Ted Kaufman, who never intended to run himself. Castle, the Republican contender, is running against Democrat Chris Coons, the New Castle (Del.) county executive. Recent polls show Castle with a strong advantage.

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